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6:20 AM ET, April 15, 2026

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Max Tani / Semafor:
Mediaite suspends Colby Hall, the writer of One Sheet, which aggregates newsletters about media and adds commentary, pending a probe into recent errors  —  The News  —  A series of mishaps at the media newsletter One Sheet, including misattributed information and made-up quotes …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
US Senator Cory Booker is holding a hearing Wednesday on the Paramount-WBD merger; so far, Paramount's David Ellison has not accepted an invitation to appear  —  Booker also has invited Paramount CEO David Ellison to testify, following up on previous letters asking him to appear.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Baltimore Banner parent The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism acquires the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Block Communications to run it as a nonprofit  —  The Venetoulis Institute of Local Journalism, which operates The Baltimore Banner, has bought The Post-Gazette.
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Kuwait arrested journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on March 3; many Gulf states are using anti-terror laws to restrict coverage of infrastructure attacks  —  Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with Iran  —  The detention of a prize-winning …
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos of her with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel prompted an internal investigation  —  NFL reporter Dianna Russini has resigned from The Athletic less than a week after published photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel …
Rachel Scharf / Billboard:
A US judge issues a $322.2M judgment against pirate library Anna's Archive for scraping Spotify, a largely symbolic victory as the site is anonymously operated  —  At least for now, the court judgment is largely a symbolic victory, as no one has identified the anonymous internet users behind Anna's Archive.
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Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
ProdPro: movie and TV on-location production filming slowed across the US in Q1, except for New Jersey, based on count of projects and production spending  —  So far, California, New York and Georgia declined in filming counts while the Garden State saw gains.
Discussion: ProdPro
Pew Research Center:
A December 2025 survey of US adults finds 21% follow local news very closely, down from 37% in 2016; 42% get news from online-only sources, up from 15% in 2018  —  The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.
Dell Cameron / Wired:
Internal emails show Brendan Carr's links to the Center for American Rights, which supplied arguments for the FCC's challenge to Jimmy Kimmel  —  Internal emails obtained by WIRED reveal how a conservative legal group with a direct line into FCC chairman Brendan Carr's office built the case against Jimmy Kimmel and his employees.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro informs staff of layoffs; a source says around 1,000 jobs are expected to be eliminated as the company unifies marketing  —  “Given the fast-moving pace of our industries, this requires us to constantly assess how to foster a more agile and technologically-enabled workforce …
Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
An NBCU executive says Nielsen's monthly report, the Gauge, overestimates streaming viewership and differs from the Big Data + Panel report, confusing marketers  —  The measurement firm has undercounted traditional TV viewership at the expense of its largest clients, according to some network execs
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Omdia: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok now capture over 90% of social media ad revenue, with Meta accounting for 70% of the total
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
Sources: Paramount pulls ads from The Ankler and tells staff to freeze out the outlet after an Ankler columnist was seen with bags of “Block the Merger” buttons
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
YouTube livestreams will show fewer ads to users who support creators with Super Chat, Super Sticker, or gift purchases, and disable ads during peak engagement
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
WGAE members at CBS News 24/7 unanimously ratify a three-year contract with salary increases and AI protections, including 1.5x severance for layoffs due to AI
Discussion: The Wrap
The Wrap:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with several heads of exhibition at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and discussed the possibility of putting more Netflix films into theaters
Leo Marchandon / Reuters:
Publicis reports Q1 net revenue organic growth of 4.5% YoY, meeting company-provided consensus, and reaffirms its FY 2026 net organic growth outlook of 4% to 5%
Ali Lyon / City A.M.:
Axel Springer says it received approval from the UK Department for Culture, Media, and Sport to proceed with its £575M deal to acquire the Telegraph Media Group
 

 
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Milana Vinn / Reuters:
Sources: Stripe and PE firm Advent have jointly offered $60.50/share to acquire PayPal, a 28% premium to Tuesday's close, valuing it at $53B+; PYPL jumps 15%+

Reuters:
China's cyberspace regulator says Apple Intelligence has been registered for use on iPhones in the country; Alibaba says the service will use its Qwen model

April Roach / CNBC:
ASML reports Q2 net sales of €9.3B, above €8.8B est., a €2.9B net profit, above €2.6B est., and raises its 2026 net sales forecast from €36B-€40B to €43B-€45B
 
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